Re: [RML] Sydney Water

Adrian R. Tappin (atappin at ecn.net.au)
Tue, 01 Sep 1998 06:22:00 +1000

At 15:38 31/08/98 +1000, Effie wrote:
>Hi Matthew,
> I wouldn't have thought that the protozoans would actually be
>harmful to the fish in the concentrations that would be there. However
>whatever they are doing to the water to decontaminate it could well be very
>harmful to fish. I am one of those people that never uses water agers. I
>store tap water with an airstone in it for upwards of a week and in that way
>get rid of free chlorine. I am worried that there could be an excess of
>chloramines in the water.

My understanding of chloramine is that it is very difficult if not
impossible to remove just by aeration. (That's one of the reasons they use
it) However, not all water treatment authorities use chloramine and perhaps
you should check with Sydney Water to see if they actually use Chloramine. I
know they do in Brisbane and were the first water authority to do so. When
they first started using it there was massive fish kills in aquariums that
only treated their water with chlorine removers. Even one of Aquasonics
"Chloramine" remover did not remove the chloramine in Brisbane water and
they (Aquasonics) had to make a higher strength product (Chlormon - it used
to be called Extra Strength) to treat Brisbane water which works very well
now. Other manufacturers have followed suit. Having said that I would not be
surprised what they may be dumping in it now! ( Probably creating disastrous
results for kidney dialyses patients?)

Adrian.
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